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Salim Durani
Salim Aziz Durani
Born: 11 December 1934, Kabul, Afghanistan
Major Teams: Saurashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, India.
Known As: Salim Durani
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v Australia at Bombay, 3rd Test, 1959/60
Last Test: India v England at Bombay, 5th Test, 1972/73
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 29 50 2 1202 104 25.04 1 7 14 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1074.2 317 2657 75 35.42 6-73 3 1 85.9 2.47
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1953/54 - 1977/78)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 170 275 19 8545 137* 33.37 14 144 4
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 12630 484 26.09 8-99 21 2
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1973/74 - 1976/77)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 2 0 34 21 17.00 0 0 1 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 126 4 52 4 13.00 2-23 0 0 31.5 2.47
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
An unpredictable genius, Salim Durrani was on his day a match winner
either with the bat or the ball. He was one of the few cricketers who
could turn the course of a match either by a few lusty blows or by a
couple of wickets in one over. To the stodgy, fairly predictable image
of the Indian cricketer, Durrani by his dash and vigorous play,
injected an element of excitement into the game. An aggressive left
handed batsman, who could demolish the best of bowlers and who
acquired the reputation of hitting sixes on demand, Durrani in full
flow was a joy to watch. But it was as a bowler that he first made
his mark in Indian cricket. He ambled in to bowl with a lazy action
but the best of his deliveries beggared description. For Durrani,
having delivered the ball from his great height could make the ball
lift and turn.
Durrani bowled India to victory over England in 1961-62, successively
picking up eight and ten wickets in the country's triumphs at Calcutta
and Madras. Almost ten years later he helped shaped another notable
victory - this time over West Indies at Port of Spain - by dismissing
Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers, the latter for a duck. His only century
in Tests was against West Indies in 1962. Durrani had a special
rapport with the spectators, who once agitated, when he was
inexplicably dropped for the Kanpur Test in 1973, with placards and
slogans like ``No Durrani, no Test''. A tall, handsome figure, Durrani
had movie star looks and in fact appeared in a film with Parveen Babi
in the early 70s.(Partab Ramchand)
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